Comments on: Oh look, Soviet-style discussion of how to be a Movement of Progressives and Moderates https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/01/oh-look-soviet-style-discussion-of-how-to-be-a-movement-of-progressives-and-moderates/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:08:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Silvan Mifsud https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/01/oh-look-soviet-style-discussion-of-how-to-be-a-movement-of-progressives-and-moderates/#comment-36721 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:08:23 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=4402#comment-36721 Daphne,

It’s easy. The so called progressives (another name for radicals) are the diehard Labourites who are still within the party.

The Moderates are those who are not diehard enough to disconnect their brains. For this grave sin, many of them have been kicked out of the Labour Party. One of these moderates also made it to become the President of Malta.

The Liberals are those so called ‘opportunisti’ who may be interested to get closer to Labour, if they see that it stands a chance at getting into office.

]]> By: kev https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/01/oh-look-soviet-style-discussion-of-how-to-be-a-movement-of-progressives-and-moderates/#comment-36720 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:23:55 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=4402#comment-36720 I particularly like the addition of ‘moderates’. It gives it the right sound-bite – Hey, we’re not all extreme centre-leftists, some of us are moderately verging on the right side of the centre-left.

]]> By: kev https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/01/oh-look-soviet-style-discussion-of-how-to-be-a-movement-of-progressives-and-moderates/#comment-36719 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:17:33 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=4402#comment-36719 Today, ‘progressive’ means how to progressively beef up national and supra-national governments so they can further rely on global corporations to write the laws by which to ensure that no taxed and regulated Tom, Dick and Harry can ever compete in their ‘free’ market. Just like the Soviets, free enterprise will soon mean being allowed to open a tobacconist corner shop and keep 10% of the profits. Unlike the Soviets, you’ll be further taxed the moment you spend it.

[Daphne – I thought you liked the Soviets. I must have been wrong.]

]]> By: ASP https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/01/oh-look-soviet-style-discussion-of-how-to-be-a-movement-of-progressives-and-moderates/#comment-36718 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:12:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=4402#comment-36718 In reply to Harry Purdie.

‘Three more’

just two my dear friend… time flies + that’s the time when most of the promises will be reached

]]> By: David Buttigieg https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/01/oh-look-soviet-style-discussion-of-how-to-be-a-movement-of-progressives-and-moderates/#comment-36717 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:10:45 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=4402#comment-36717 Does anybody remember Sant harping on about “partit modern”

Deja vu, anyone?

]]> By: Harry Purdie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2010/01/oh-look-soviet-style-discussion-of-how-to-be-a-movement-of-progressives-and-moderates/#comment-36716 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:15:17 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=4402#comment-36716 Someone once said, ‘give them enough rope——-‘. Three more years of rope just ‘hanging’ out there.

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